once
/ˈwəns/
adverb
for one single time
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1Once your dog has learned an exercise, you wean them off of the food.
2Then the executioner lifted his axe, once . . .
3Once my mom called the police.
4My friend and I did one once.
5Super Bowl commercials only come on once.
twice
/ˈtwaɪs/
adverb
for two times
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1The military actually rejected his application twice.
2, you people better watch this video twice.
3Twice earned Rocket Richard trophies.
4My sister had really bad postpartum depression twice.
5My friend Lynne will say this phrase twice.
every
/ˈɛvɝi/, /ˈɛvɹi/
determiner
(used before a singular noun) including or referencing all the members of a group of things or people
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1The computer system checks the rider's body movements about 100 times every second.
2People from every town and city in Scotland come here to talk about their country.
3We experience reconnaissance missions and attacks against electrical companies every day.
4Every ten billion years one single grain of sand falls to the bottom.
5Every grain tells a story.
day
/ˈdeɪ/
noun
a period of time that is made up of twenty-four hours
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1They divided the day into 12 hours.
2Each time zone was equal to one hour of time in a 24-hour day.
3The next days were the loneliest of Stephen's life.
4The next day, all three children are smiling.
5We experience reconnaissance missions and attacks against electrical companies every day.
week
/ˈwik/
noun
a period of time that is made up of seven days in a calendar
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1The butcher goes through about 15,000 pounds of beef and 9,700 pounds of chicken each week.
2The symptoms can last weeks, to month.
3He sulked for a week and then closed his detective agency.
4The days turned into weeks.
5Weeks go by now.
month
/ˈmənθ/
noun
each of the twelve named divisions of the year, like January, February, etc.
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1Last month a pretty girl came to work for him.
2After three months, the governor saw that Yusuf learned quickly.
3Some months later Sara had her eleventh birthday.
4That's a second consecutive month that sales have topped a billion dollars.
5His eleventh child, Rory, would be born six months later.
year
/ˈjɪɹ/
noun
a period of time that is made up of twelve months, particularly one that starts on January first and ends on December thirty-first
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1Mechanical clocks first appeared in China about 800 years ago.
2Her son, Peter, was twenty years old then.
3Every ten billion years one single grain of sand falls to the bottom.
4Our story begins in the year 1963.
5In just three years, nurse vacancies nearly doubled.
always
/ˈɔɫˌweɪz/, /ˈɔɫwiz/
adverb
at every single moment or every single time something happens
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1He sold ladies' clothes, and he always had two or three shopgirls to help him.
2When I do fieldwork, I always take photos.
3Always believe the woman.
4The egg is always there.
5All us British people are always making people cups of tea.
usually
/ˈjuʒəɫi/, /ˈjuʒəwəɫi/
adverb
in most situations or under normal circumstances
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1Movies are usually labeled as the work of the actors or director.
2Cowboys usually wear a ridiculously long tie.
3Most people usually do.
4My dad usually leaves breakfast.
5- Most people usually do.
often
/ˈɔfən/, /ˈɔftən/
adverb
many times or on many occasions
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1But in the winter the days can be just seven hours long, and it often rains.
2For instance, in capitalist societies, deviant labels are often applied to those who interfere with the way capitalism functions.
3These teachers also instruct students on weight training, flexibility, aerobics, and other workout styles, often developing programs for people with special needs or goals.
4Often those things work together.
5Do people guess your ethnicity often?
sometimes
/ˈsəmˌtaɪmz/, /səmˈtaɪmz/
adverb
on some occasions but not always
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1Sometimes he runs into people.
2Sometimes a live animal comes out.
3Bailey actually makes those clips sometimes.
4- Sometimes people cry.
5- Sometimes people cry.
hardly ever
/hˈɑːɹdli ˈɛvɚ/
adverb
in a manner that almost does not occur or happen
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1The queen and the males hardly ever leave the anthill.
2We hardly ever took pictures.
3So asex hardly ever has an exactly twofold advantage.
4I hardly ever carry cash.
5I hardly ever carry cash.
never
/ˈnɛvɝ/
adverb
not even once in the past or not happening in the future
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1As a result, they never learn to deal with disappointment or failure.
2So, he calls and apparently this woman never got a reply.
3His suggestions never made any impact, until King Leopold II found Stanley’s work.
4I have never seen you smile really before, your character is so dour.
5I never got good grades, wasn't some kid prodigy.
January
/ˈdʒænjuˌɛɹi/
noun
the first month of the year, after December and before February
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1WallStreetBet Reddit investors pushed GameStop's valuation up 1784 percent in January.
2A novel coronavirus hit the Chinese city of Wuhan in January.
3Charles and Emma were married on january 29th, 1839.
4ON JANUARY THE 6th IN THAT INSTAGRAM LIVE VIDEO EARLIER
5January 1st marked my second anniversary as dean.
February
/ˈfɛbjəˌwɛɹi/, /ˈfɛbɹuˌɛɹi/
noun
the second month of the year, after January and before March
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1Employers added a net of 379,000 new jobs in February.
2February 1st brought two new storylines seemingly minor ones.
3The NAS report, about two years in the making, came out this February.
4The event is in February.
5My arraignment is February 19th.
March
/ˈmɑɹtʃ/
noun
the third month of the year, after February and before April
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1Deliveries for its Model Y SUV begin as soon as this March.
2The company will begin taking pre-orders for the Model 3 in March.
3Just one African American women’s organization marched: Delta Sigma Theta sorority.
4The closest commander to the area Tiberius, marched north towards the Rhine.
5Still, the columns marched onward.
April
/ˈeɪpɹəɫ/
noun
the fourth month of the year, after March and before May
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1In April, the company reached two billion overall downloads.
2People in Cambodia celebrate new year in April.
3My name is April.
4You guys watch my upload from April?
5That video came out in April.
May
/ˈmeɪ/
noun
the fifth month of the year, after April and before June
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1If this necrosis, or tissue death, happens after a sting, permanent scars may remain on a victim's skin.
2If the company focuses more on recruiting tactics than sales, it may be a pyramid scheme.
3Modern researchers believe she may have had Scarlet Fever or, possibly, meningitis.
4You may not put much thought into the music playing over the loudspeaker, but the retailer probably has.
5May her truth open many opportunities and love.
June
/ˈdʒun/
noun
the sixth month of the year, after May and before July
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1Last June, a colleague and I, Josh Sharfstein here at Hopkins, wrote a piece in "JAMA."
2In June, all students had their final math exam.
3The whole family moved in June.
4Their historic summit in Singapore last June produced a vague agreement.
5Today is June 13th.
July
/ˌdʒuˈɫaɪ/, /dʒəˈɫaɪ/
noun
the seventh month of the year, after June and before August
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1By July, officials reported almost 840,000 cases.
2July 4th begins here.
3The paperback of that comes out in July.
4My husband's birthday is July.
5His birthday is July first.
August
/ˈɑɡəst/, /ˈɔɡəst/
noun
the eighth month of the year, after July and before September
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1In August, our son, Harrison, celebrated his third birthday.
2His name is August.
3My birthday is August 20th.
4Go on August!
5August 13th is International Left-Handers Day.
September
/sɛpˈtɛmbɝ/
noun
the ninth month of the year, after August and before October
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1By September, the Muslim army held the towns of Acre, Nablus, Jaffa, Toron, Sidon, Beirut, and Ascalon.
2At least five migrant children have died in government custody since September.
3In September, the Trump administration proposed an annual refugee cap of 18,000 people for the year 2020.
4Her name is September.
5Our goal is September.
October
/ɑkˈtoʊbɝ/
noun
the tenth month of the year, after September and before November
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1In October, the most popular scams involved health, interest rates, student loans, Social Security and warranties.
2My second launch was October, 2019.
3Only a few states have deadlines in October.
4Today is October 31st.
5Mark your calendars: October 25.
November
/noʊˈvɛmbɝ/
noun
the 11th month of the year, after October and before December
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1Cable news pundits predict a blue wave of Democratic victories this November.
2Employers added a net of 245,000 jobs in November.
3The film comes out November 2nd.
4November twelfth your honor.
5My birthday is November 18.
December
/dɪˈsɛmbɝ/
noun
the 12th and last month of the year, after November and before January
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1In December, the government sent out even more checks.
2My sister's new book comes out in December.
3The journal Pediatrics published the new study in December.
4So December 20th would read 20 slash 12 slash 2018.
5Last December, IKEA stores in over 40 countries held a drawing competition.

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